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Chinese Amateur Satellite Group (CAMSAT) CEO Alan Kung, BA1DU, advises that some problems with the precise attitude determination of the newly launched CAS-6 amateur radio satellite have delayed deployment of the antennas. The satellite was to have been put into service within 3 days.
Read MoreThursday 21st November 2019, saw the sixth birthday of the launch of the amateur radio CubeSat, FUNcube-1 (AO73)
A very short time after the launch from Yasny in Russia and within a few minutes from deployment, the very first frame of data from the low power transmitter on board, was detected and decoded by ZS1LS in South Africa. He was able to relay the data over the internet from his Dashboard to the Data Warehouse and the numbers, appeared, as if by magic, at the launch party being held at the RSGB National Radio Centre at Bletchley Park.
Read MoreThe Russian Over-The-Horizon Radar Contayner has been active in the 7, 10, 14 and 18 MHz amateur radio allocations
The OTH radar transmissions have been 40 sps, FMOP and 12 kHz wide. Additionally IARUMS reports there has been a significant increase in Russian military traffic using F1B, PSK and OFDM in the 7, 10, 14 and 21 MHz bands.
The International Amateur Radio Union Monitoring System (IARUMS) Region 1 October 2019 newsletter - http://www.iarums-r1.org/iarums/news2019/news1910.pdf
Recordings of military transmissions can be found on the Signal Identification Guide Wiki - https://www.sigidwiki.com/wiki/Category:Military
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